Mood Ring

Join us for the first Aotearoa screening of Mood Ring + Q&A with director and performance artist, Stelly G, hosted by OutLine Aotearoa at Māngere Arts Centre on February 21st at 7PM. There will be some light kai provided during the Q&A.

Doors open: 6:30PM
Film starts: 7PM
Q&A with Stelly G: 8:15PM - 9:15PM

Mood Ring is a feature film by performance artist Sereima Adimate/Stelly G, Kiki Oner and Garden Reflexxx. The group examines female friendships, the idea of ‘love letters’, the challenge of unpacking heritage and the meaning of going home. In the ineffable shadow of taboo, Mood Ring is a radical sign of deliverance.

In 2021 the group started a writer’s room brainstorming ideas of ‘First Times’. It led them to Mood Ring; a community funded project based in/on Fiji. The footage features moments from the location reconnaissance Sereima went on in early 2022.

In a tangled visual poem that blends journal entries with travelogue, Kiki Oner and best friend Stelly G return to their island home Viti Levu. During this – their first trip together as adults – they make contact with a past that is unfamiliar to them yet shrouded in memories. What follows is a deeply felt trip that forces them to confront lives almost lived.

This event is suitable for all ages. Mood Ring is rated PG. It contains mild coarse language, references to drug use and mental health, and depictions of blood.